The use of anonymous shell companies and trusts to hide the connection of illicit funds to their owners is a...
Roundup – March 2017
Customer not present (CNP) onboarding is rapidly becoming a staple in the client acquisition strategy of most financial institutions FINTRAC’s...
Roundup – February 2017
Beneficial Ownership Structuring Scheme – What could be hidden just below that 25% line? In May 2016 FinCEN released their...
Roundup – January 2017
Are Google and Amazon a Competitive Threat to Banks? Millennials in the United States may end up doing their banking...
Canadian real estate industry on FINTRAC’s watch list
In April 2016, FINTRAC fined a Canadian bank $1.1-million for failing to report a suspicious transaction. The fine was called...